There was a vague weakness on the background. A lot of shows had done musical episodes before. The WB was really not known for anything in its first year; maybe the shows were "frilly pink;" I wouldn't know because, like most everyone else, I didn't watch them. And interspecies romances, however biologically ridiculous, were a staple in the Trekverse.

The thing that is weird/sad about the references to the WB's original programming is that it was mostly aimed at black audiences. There's something grossly culturally imperialistic/racist about programming focused on white characters taking over and getting praised for that.